The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.

It represents employers, workers and civil society organisations. The expertise of its 329 members helps optimise the quality of EU policies and legislation.

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  • EESC Info June 2025

    In this issue:

    • Activist Andrey Gnyot on the climate of repression in Belarus

    • UNHCR's Jean Nicolas Beuze on the need to strategically address forced displacement in the next MFF

      Focus on water:

    • Facing the Unknown – a documentary on the global water crisis produced by EESC member Paul Rübig
    • EU's outermost regions demand more than a symbolic action by Sabrina Cajoly    
    • EurEau: the new EU Water Strategy falls short of restricting harmful PFAS uses
  • EESC Info April 2025

    In dit nummer:

    • EESC-lid Emilie Prouzet over de crisis in verband met de kosten van levensonderhoud: de prijs van een haperende eengemaakte markt is te hoog
    • Oekraïens journalist Tetyana Ogarkova: waarborgen van de Europese defensie, een race tegen de klok
    • Special over de Week van het maatschappelijk middenveld:
      • Wat er aan de hand is met Europa: precariteit en onzekerheid als het nieuwe normaal, door Albena Azmanova
      • Europees burgerinitiatief “My Voice, My Choice” verzamelt 1,2 miljoen handtekeningen voor het recht op abortus
      • De winnaars van de 15e prijs voor het maatschappelijk middenveld